Riccardo has received a grant from the Arts Council for a project in the North West Highlands Geopark in Scotland. From the 27th of September to the 20th of October 2024, he will be diving deep into the beautiful intersections of folk traditions, climate action, and the natural world. His project, ‘𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 & 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 – … Read more
On Monday 15 April BBC Radio 3 paid a special tribute to Sir Neville Marriner by devoting the whole day to his life in music, culminating in a broadcast concert from St Martin-in-the-Fields. Lady Marriner was in the audience surrounded by family and friends. Sir Neville’s grandson, Douglas Marriner, presented the concert with Martin Handley. … Read more
Monday 15 April 2024 https://www.asmf.org/whats-on/marriner100-celebrating-sir-neville-marriner/ Sir Neville Marriner was our Founder Patron and was a very good friend and support. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields celebrates Sir Neville Marriner’s centenary with music indelibly linked to this consummate, much-missed musician and his acclaimed ensemble. Beloved classics by Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Vaughan Williams … Read more
Nicholas, who performed for us in 2016 and 2020, had a wonderful reception at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 24 March.
Many congratulations to Ayaka and Oscar Perks on the birth of Haruki. Oscar was hoping to get through his tour with us in mid-February before his son made his entrance. He timed it well.
Laurence Cummings is one of our patrons and a wonderful colleague for seventeen years when we worked on the London Handel Festival together. Laurence performed for Concerts in the West on two occasions when we were fundraising for the organisation. I am delighted to pass on the good news that Laurence has been awarded an … Read more
I’m so thrilled to share that my Delphian CD ‘Sola’ has been nominated for BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Premiere’ award this year and it would really mean the world to me if you felt able to vote for my disc via the link below: https://www.classical-music.com/awards/2024-awards/premiere-award-2024 Voting is open and closes at midnight on Friday 23 February. … Read more
The Berkeley Ensemble come together from diverse corners of musical life to make music in new ways and to reach new audiences.
Hilary Cronin and Asako Ogawa bring us a feast of song by Handel, Schumann, Wolf, Dove and Humperdinck.
We are delighted to welcome back the MĒLA guitar quartet, winners of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Ensemble Competition 2023.